Medical Assistant/Research Assistant

 Medical Assistant/Research Assistant - Full Time (Summer 2026 start)

Job Summary

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of the provider. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, preparing and dispensing medications as directed by the provider.

As a research assistant, you will work closely with a principal investigator while also having the opportunity to collaborate with fellow research assistants. Your responsibilities will include maintaining extensive clinical-outcome databases, assisting in the creation of academic posters for presentations at national orthopedic conferences, and contributing to research projects intended for publication in leading orthopedic journals. Through hands-on work and reviewing operative notes for data entry, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of anatomy within your assigned specialty as well as the specific surgical techniques performed by the provider.

Primary Job Duties

Medical Assistant Role

• IInterview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Prepare medications as directed by a physician.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as drawing up injections or removing sutures.
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean, restocking supplies in the rooms. 
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Triage clinical calls from patients and redirect, advise, collect information as needed and appropriate under the providers protocol and supervision.
• Schedule appointments for patients.
• Change dressings on wounds.
• Suture removal as directed by a physician.
• Cast application and removal as directed by a physician.
• Fit Durable Medical Equipment (DME) as directed by a physician.
• Greet and log in patients arriving in the office or clinic.
• Contact medical facilities or department.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, triaging patient concerns, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
• Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
• Operate ultrasound, or other equipment to assist providers while they administer injections or diagnostic tests.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by your manager or supervisor

 Research Assistant Role

• Maintain research data, patient files, regulatory binders, and study databases. Our providers have 7 prospectively-maintained registries for various surgery types.
• Basic Data Analysis. The incumbent will be expected to have advanced proficiency organizing and analyzing large data sets.
• Project Coordination. The incumbent will be in charge of multiple projects at once. 
• Keep track of prospective studies, coordinate with multiple institutions in a multicenter study, and facilitate retrospective chart review studies in various stages.
• Developing and structuring study protocols. The incumbent will work closely with a Primary Investigator (PI) to create study designs and protocols for submission to NEBH’s Institutional Review Board. 
• Independently perform literature reviews to accurately and efficiently structure a new study.
• Manuscript and presentation creation. The RA will work with the PI to draft entire manuscripts for submission and presentation to the top national and international orthopedic journals and conferences.
• Act as a study resource for subjects and their families. The incumbent works in conjunction with the PI and other co-investigators to ensure that all subject questions, concerns, and other matters are addressed both efficiently and accurately.

Education and Experience

0-1 years of experience

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferably those with aspirations for healthcare/MD/PA/NP track. 

Please apply by 1/9/26

Start Date: May 2026, June 2026